Vaccinations
The recent measles outbreak at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and a Chicago suburb happened to coincide with a February 10 Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on “The Reemergence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Exploring the Public Health Successes and Challenges.” The hearing featured testimony from several health experts, including Anne Schuchat, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Mark Sawyer, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics for the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego; Dr. Timothy Jacks, a pediatrician and parent; and Dr. Kelly…
